But with just the slight cooling in the weather my head instantly turns to warm soups & sauces. What's a girl to do? Why head to the library of course. There is nothing to spark inspiration like new recipes. I am a professed bookaholic, well it's actually worse I'm a cook bookaholic. But I hate buying new cookbooks only to find that there are only a couple of recipes that I really like. Enter the library I can completely review the book before deciding if I want to buy. I have been saved from many mistakes by doing this.

So what is on the reading list?

Vegan Indian Cooking by Anupy Singla. I picked this up last night and within 5 min I found half a dozen recipes that I want to make now. In fact I'm going back to the library to see if they have her first book. The recipes are simple and make my mouth water to read them. In addition she completely demystifies the spices, giving information on their health properties, uses and tastes giving you the confidence to try them in other foods. Check out her blog for lots of great recipes and information Indian As Apple Pie

Friday, March 9, 2012

This life changing film will be show at Atholton Seventh Day Adventist church March 13th at 7pm. The Potomac Adventist Book Center will be on hand with books and videos and we'll have great tasting food samples for you to enjoy.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Sorry for not posting for so long. I haven't done much cooking this summer. Instead I've made very simple meals like this one. Which consists of a tortilla with a hand full of spinach, red & yellow pepper slices and carrot sticks. It was delicious as well as colorful.Another favorite is to cook whole wheat pasta and toss with sauteed veggies. Anything will do spinach, zucchini, yellow squash, chopped red pepper, as well as lots of garlic and a touch of basil puree. Again it's colorful, low fat and very tasty.

My other go to recipes have been, Happy Herbivores egg less salad and mock tuna salad. Here is the linkhttp://happyherbivore.com/recipes/ Everything on the site and in her book have been wonderful.

I've been taking advantage of the library and reading some wonderful cookbooks. I'll have reviews and more recipes soon.

Crush fennel seeds into a powder using mortar and pestle, set aside. Pulse beans a few times in a food processor or mash manually with a fork until no whole beans are left. Combine beans with all dry ingredients (add red pepper flakes to taste, a little goes a long way) and soy sauce in a large bowl. Mix with your hands to ensure even distribution. Add water and then knead dough about 10 times and set aside. Grab 5 rectangular shapes of foil and prepare your steamer (turn it on and get it ready). Divide dough into 5 equal parts and, using your hands, shape it into a log on the tin foil. Wrap each piece tightly in tin foil, twisting the ends to close. Steam for 40 minutes

Crush fennel seeds into a powder using mortar and pestle, combine with all other spices. Pulse beans a few times in a food processor or mash manually with a fork until no whole beans are left. Combine beans with all dry ingredients and soy sauce in a large bowl. Mix with your hands to ensure even distribution. Add water and then knead dough about 10 times and set aside. Grab 4 rectangular shapes of foil and prepare your steamer (turn it on and get it ready). Divide dough into 4 equal parts and, using your hands, shape it into a log on the tin foil. Wrap each piece tightly in tin foil, twisting the ends to close. Steam for 40 minutes.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The answer to all above is add muscle. You don't need a gym either. Functional training using you own body weight will help you build muscle.

What is functional training? Well it's every day movement but adding resistance and repetition. Imagine picking up a ball and throwing it and similar actions.

You don't' need a gym or equipment either as we proved in class lately. Simple squats, lunges, push ups and plank will give you a full body workout. Do you want an interval workout alternate plank with squats or lunges.

It's been proven that the excess muscle movement ( I don't want to say flop but ....) the more the fibers are torn down unnecessarily, this is why compression shorts keep you from getting sore. Now imagine tighten and built those same muscles. Now the muscles hold themselves in place. Less movement =fewer muscle fiber torn and less residual soreness. Make sense?

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Jump start Day one: 3 meals of whole grains and fruit. YUM. I usually do oatmeal because it's easy but there are many options. Here is a very simple baked brown rice recipe, it turns our perfect every time. Double it if you want enough for several days. Baked Brown Rice 1 cup brown rice 2 1/2 cups boiling water Place rice in a 9x9 baking dish. Pour in the boiling water cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. You can use a little soy, rice or almond milk on your grains also you can use cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices. You'll be surprised how sweet these spices are all on their own. Enjoy

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Welcome to Atholton health ministries class. We use many different media, Win Wellness, Step Fast, Micro Chip, etc. This is the place to come for recipes, cook book reviews and hopefully a little motivation.